But Rodgers said two weeks ago that he planned to hold talks with his vice-captain to try to convince him to play on for another season.

The centre-back considered retirement last summer, and one of Rodgers' first tasks on replacing Kenny Dalglish as manager last June was to persuade him to continue for one more year.

Carragher was used sparingly during the first half of the season, making only one Premier League start before Christmas as the manager preferred Martin Skrtel and Daniel Agger as his first-choice central defensive partnership.

But the former England international has become a regular, ahead of Skrtel, since the turn of the year, winning regular praise from Rodgers for his performances.

However, he has dashed Rodgers' hopes by confirming he will hang up his boots and enter the TV studio.